Reply to "Dead rail LC or LC+"

BOB WALKEROGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

First step in planning a battery powered LC+ is to measure current drain under various operating conditions to make sure that batteries can handle the drain. Following are readings taken on a Conrail Rectifier #4605 at 12.4VDC which is the nominal voltage of the battery I plan to use. (Note: The LC+ electronics becomes active at 8.0VDC and appears to run well at 12.0VDC)

Startup prior to controller connection 80ma After connection to controller 100ma Bell 110ma Whistle 135ma Dispatcher 130-150ma Low speed running 300-350ma Medium speed running 800-1000ma

These readings are a bit higher than those of my BlueRail locos, but are not enough higher to cause any real problems. Thought those of you who want to try such a project would find this data useful. Will keep everyone updated.

1/23/197:39 PM

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